In 2019, researcher and nature guide Mohamad Alias Shakri spotted an unusual plant in a forest in the Malaysian state of Terengganu. The plant grew in proximity to a well-known hiking trail, but ...

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Instead, these unusual-looking plants rely on fungi for their nutrients and are known as mycoheterotrophic. The genus is also commonly referred to as "fairy lanterns" due to the shape of the flowers.